This Morning viewers were in tears today over 100-year-old Dorothy Ballard and Ben Bird's friendship.
The pair charmed fans this morning with their adorable friendship as they spoke to hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford via video link.
Ben and Dorothy, known as Mercy, hit the headlines after the binman surprised the great-great-grandmother with a birthday cake.
She reached the milestone last week and received a telegram from the Queen, but received another surprise when Ben turned up on her doorstep with a birthday cake and candles.
Today, the ITV daytime programme offered Ben a free holiday for being so lovely and Ben instantly reassured Mercy that he would get pal Joe to do her bins while he was away.
And their heartwarming friendship was clear to see and viewers flocked to Twitter to comment.
One tweeted: "Aww Ben, what a wonderful friendship...❤️ 70 years age gap means nothing! #thismorning."
While another commented: "LOLLLL Dorothy is soooo funny! I love her!"
A third remarked: "This is the sweetest story ever #ThisMorning."
"Sobbing watching #ThisMorning today. What a lovely lovely bin man. So nice to hear lovely stories like that!" another wrote.
Another wrote: "I can’t cope with the cuteness! We love you Mercy! ✨✌ @thismorning #thismorning."
*This Morning airs weekdays at 10.30am on ITV
